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CVE-2026-50256VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik Amazon · X.Org X11 und Xwayland: Mehrere Schwachstellen

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-50256· High 7.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 10:19 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Sources agree

CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.17.8
ADP (redhat-SADP)CVSS 3.17.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 5 Jun 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 10 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10xorg-x11-server-XwaylandAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Supportxorg-x11-server-XwaylandAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSIONtigervncAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Supportxorg-x11-serverAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle SupporttigervncAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8xorg-x11-server-XwaylandAffected–Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released security updates for the xorg-x11-server and xorg-x11-server-Xwayland packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its variants. Applying these official patches will remediate the vulnerabilities. Users should follow Red Hat's update instructions as detailed in their advisory (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). No additional mitigation actions are specified or required beyond applying the provided updates.

Description

Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in the X.Org X11 server and Xwayland components, which are fundamental for graphical interfaces on Unix systems. These include stack buffer overflows, use-after-free bugs, out-of-bounds read/write, and information disclosure issues affecting various parts of the X server implementation. Red Hat has issued an important security advisory with patches addressing these issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. The vulnerabilities impact the xorg-x11-server and xorg-x11-server-Xwayland packages. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions are advised to apply the provided updates to mitigate these risks.

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